Coconut Palm, Cocos Nucifera
Coconut Palm, Cocos Nucifera
Max Height: 20-30m Spread: 12m
Origin: Coastal Tropical Regions Family: Arecaceae/ Palmae
Common Name: Coconut Palm Flower Colour: Yellow
Drought Tolerance: High Salinity Tolerance: High
Sun Tolerance: High Wind Tolerance: High
Water Requirement: High PH level: Basic
Pest Tolerance: Medium Disease Tolerance: Medium
Growth Rate: Slow Fragrance: No
Cocos nucifera or coconut palm نخلة جوز الهند is large palm with a swollen, tapered base, an often-leaning grey trunk, and pinnate, bright green leaves, 4-6m long, with many linear leaflets. Small, bowl-shaped, fragrant, cream to yellow flowers are borne at intervals throughout the year, followed by ovoid fruit, each with a green to ochre-yellow or orange-red exterior covering a fibrous brown husk. Height 20-30cm, Spread 12m. Native of Coastal tropical region.